DELF A1-A2 Production Orale Role play: Buying a train ticket at the station in French

This is part of our preparation series Guide for the Production Orale of your DELF Exam.

In the Production Orale Section of the DELF A1 exam you will be expected to do a role play/simulated conversation or as it is called in french “jeux de role”. For this role play the situation can vary.

This article provides a guide on how to prepare for your role-play in a situation where you would need to buy a train ticket or Acheter un billet de train.

How to plan your role play

make sure to read the instructions carefully. In a role play it is not uncommon for them to change the scenario. Highlight the most important information. In general the following information is required:

The date that you want to go

When do you want to go

Do you want a round-trip or one way ticket

The arrival and departure time of the train

The price of the ticket

How many tickets and for who ( prices maybe different for students, children and seniors)

You :–Je peux payer par carte bancaire [ you can also use the term “carte bleue” for a credit card and you can ask to pay by cheque ” par chèque” or in cash “en liquide“] ?

Employee : Oui, bien sûr

You : Au revoir. Merci. Bonne journée. [Always remember say Thank you and to close the conversation politely]

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The following link brings you to a website that provides a very comprehensive exercise on buying a train ticket in french. It is completed with vocabulary and audio that will definitely be an added plus to your exam preparation. http://lexiquefle.free.fr/train.swf

Listen to Learn French By Podcast lesson 18: “A return ticket,Paris-Toulouse,please”. It provides an audio dialog between a ticket attendant and a customer who would like to buy a ticket. Dialog in french with explanation in english. It also has a PDF transcript. Available on Itunes or directly on the website. The following was provided freely on there website.